content tagged with october 2020

Number of unemployed according to TurkStat: 4 million

Number of unemployed according to TurkStat: 4 million

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the labor force statistics for October 2020. According to the TurkStat, the unemployment rate was 12.7 percent in October, which marked a 1.1 percentage point annual decrease.

11 January 2021

Press freedom in Turkey: 3 journalists appeared before judge per day in October

PRESS IN ARREST REPORT

Press freedom in Turkey: 3 journalists appeared before judge per day in October

From the Press in Arrest Report: “The judiciary continued to be weaponized against journalists in Turkey, as confirmed by the fact that every day in October, an average of 3 journalists had to defend their profession and people’s right to receive news at court.”

11 November 2020

207 workers lost their lives in October

HEALTH AND SAFETY LABOR WATCH

207 workers lost their lives in October

According to the recent figures shared by the Health and Safety Labor Watch, 1,734 workers lost their lives in the first 10 months of 2020. At least 325 workers have died of coronavirus since March 11, when the first case was officially confirmed in Turkey.

9 November 2020

‘Food prices have increased by 31.2 percent in a year’

'PEOPLE'S INFLATION' IN TURKEY

‘Food prices have increased by 31.2 percent in a year’

A recent study by the United Public Workers Confederation has shown that vegetable prices have increased by nearly 50 percent over the last 10 months.

28 October 2020